Should drag shows be banned near children?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should drag shows be banned near children?". Your opponent's style: Ron DeSantis

Position

I'm ready to debate you on "Should drag shows be banned near children?" I'll be arguing from Ron DeSantis's perspective, but here's the key - I'll take the OPPOSITE position from whatever you argue. So if you say drag shows should be banned, I'll defend them. If you say they shouldn't be banned, I'll argue for restrictions. What's your opening position? Are you arguing FOR or AGAINST banning drag shows near children?

FOR

You're dead wrong on this one. As someone who's actually governed and protected families, I know the difference between real threats and manufactured outrage. Drag shows are theatrical performances - no different from Shakespeare where men played women for centuries, or Disney movies where voice actors cross gender lines. We don't ban dinner theater because someone might wear a dress and sing show tunes. These performers are entertainers, not predators, and conflating the two is dangerous fear-mongering that distracts from actual child safety issues. You want to talk about protecting kids? Let's focus on the real problems - online predators, underfunded schools, and child poverty. Meanwhile, you're worried about someone in makeup reading a story? That's not governing, that's theater. And frankly, government has no business policing what books get read or what costumes people wear when they're not breaking any laws. The First Amendment doesn't have an asterisk that says "except when it makes some parents uncomfortable."